Published 19:04 IST, September 18th 2020
Amy Locane from 'Melrose Place' re-sentenced to 8 years in prison for 2010 crash
Actor Amy Locane, known for 'Melrose Place', has been resentenced to 8 years in prison for the 2010 crash that killed a 60-year-old woman.
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Melrose Place actor Amy Locane has been sentenced for fourth time for a drunk-driving crash that killed a woman in 2010. This time, Amy Locane was resentenced to 8 years in prison by Somerset County Superior Court Judge Angela Borkowski. According to a report by USA Today, Locane has been sentenced to eight years for second-degree vehicular homicide and 18 months for fourth-degree assault by auto. Both sentences will be served concurrently and she will only be eligible for parole after serving six years, nine months and 22 days in prison.
Melrose Place actor Amy Locane sentenced to 8 years in prison for 2010 car crash
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On June 27, 2010, New York attorney Fred Seeman was driving with his 60-year-old wife Helene Seeman at 9 PM. couple was turning into ir driveway when Amy Locane struck ir car while driving over speed limit. crash ended up killing 60-year-old woman and Melrose Place actor was n convicted for Murder under influence of alcohol.
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Amy Locane was originally sentenced to three years in state prison on charges of vehicular homicide and assault by auto. However, sentence was appealed by prosecution due to its leniency. original judge who presided sentencing and trial, Judge Robert Reed, refused to change sentence during first resentencing. Superior Court Judge Kevin Shanahan presided over second resentencing in February of 2019. This time Melrose Place actor was sentenced to five years in State prison.
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Amy Locane served around two years in prison from 2013 to June of 2015. Due to her previous time spent in prison, Amy is eligible for parole in six years. This is because she was sentenced under Early Release Act.
For her fourth sentencing, Amy Locane was represented by her boyfriend James Wronko. Wronko asked Judge Borkowski to sentence Amy Locane to two years in prison as she h alrey served a prior sentence. He also asked Judge to consider 10-year gap between accident and present day. However, Judge still considered Amy Locane to be a risk to society and believed that she could still re-offend.
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19:04 IST, September 18th 2020